raudināt

From raud(āt) (“to cry”) +‎ -ināt.

raudināt

1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of raudināt

raudināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. raudinu, raudini, raudina, past raudināju

1. to make (someone) cry

   neraudini bērnu! ― don't make the child cry!

   skaļas ir tikai apbedīšanas ceremonijas... cilvēks ir miris, un kādēļ gan velti raudināt palicējus? ― funeral ceremonies are just (too) high-sounding... a person is dead, so why make people cry for nothing? (i.e., it does no good to do that)

   pie mājiņas stāvēja Spodris un raudināja savu vijoli ― Spodris stood in front of the little houses and made his violin cry (= played it)

• izraudināt
• paraudināt
• saraudināt

• raudas